Olive Whip Snake
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Olive Whip Snake

Psammophis mossambicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Serengeti National Park
5 Verified records at Serengeti National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Psammophis mossambicus, the olive grass snake, is a snake species in the family Psammophiidae, the sand and whip snakes (not to be confused with the Australian olive whipsnake, Demansia olivacea). Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Whip Snake sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park

Dwarf Sand Snake
LC

Dwarf Sand Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Psammophis angolensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
6 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
9 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
11 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
12 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
14 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
16 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
19 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Olive Whip Snake in Serengeti National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Whip Snake sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Olive Whip Snake in Serengeti National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Olive Whip Snake in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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